UniMAP Graduates Possess High Marketability

KANGAR, 29 May (Bernama) – The marketability of Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) Diploma graduates recorded a high percentage of 87.3 percent last year.

UniMAP Vice Chancellor Prof Datuk Zul Azhar Zahid Jamal said that as high as 94.92 percent of Diploma of Microelectronic Engineering graduates found employment by July 2015, six month after receiving their diplomas.

“Many UniMAP Diploma graduates had also qualified to pursue their Bachelor Degrees at UniMAP or another university.

“There are even those who have continued on their studies to Masters Degree and Doctorate (PhD) levels,” he said during the family briefing at the Diploma student registration and the Orientation Week Programme for the Academic Session 2016/2017 at UniMAP UniCITI Alam Sungai Chuchuh Campus, Padang Besar today.

He said that UniMAP's Bachelor Degree graduates who became employed in 2015 was 89.6 percent, which was third place among 20 public universities.

For the Academic Session 2016/2017, UniMAP offered 480 places to new students who will attend six Diploma programmes namely Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronic Engineering, Microelectronic Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering and Metallurgical Engineering.

From that number, UniMAP expects 380 students to accept the offer.

“UniMAP's priority is to ensure the number of students attending each programme is not excessive, which is about 60 students per programme.

“This is to ensure lecturers are able to give better attention to the quality of the learning programme being offered,” explained Zul Azhar.